blameshifting

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noun

Attempting to deflect guilt by moving attention to someone else.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of blameshift
nounblameshifting (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAttempting to deflect guilt by moving attention to someone else.
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APA

blameshifting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blameshifting

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“blameshifting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blameshifting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blameshifting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blameshifting.

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